Compliance Driver Team Manager

Cencora, Inc.; Swansea, Letchworth, Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating healthier futures. This role involves managing a team of drivers to ensure compliance with health and safety standards while delivering exceptional service. You will play a crucial part in maintaining operational efficiency and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. If you are passionate about leadership and making a positive impact in the logistics sector, this opportunity is perfect for you. Be part of a team that values every member's contribution and strives for excellence in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice and its application in logistics.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of drivers ensuring compliance with procedures and performance standards.
• Monitor vehicle conditions and ensure prompt rectification of defects.
• Provide leadership and training to enhance driver skills and service quality.

Skills

Team Management

Driver Performance Monitoring

Health and Safety Compliance

Good Distribution Practice (GDP)

Education

CPC Qualification

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

Salary: £34,083.60 pa.

Hours: 39 hours per week

Working Days: Monday – Friday with Saturday working on a rotational basis

Times: Shift times still to be decided but would be hours between 6am-6pm

CPC Qualification desirable

To efficiently manage a team of drivers and ensure that the Service Centre Transport/Fleet function delivers financial and customer service objectives, ensuring it operates legally and within all H&S obligations to drivers and members of the public.

All staff are expected to understand the principles of Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013/C 68/01) which is reflected in our SOP – REF Chapter 1 AHDL GDP 1.1. It will be a requirement for all staff to be trained in this SOP and have an annual refresher. All other GDP training will be job specific and as per your personal training matrix.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that reported vehicle defects are rectified promptly.
• Monitor and manage drivers’ performance, ensuring compliance to procedures as detailed in the drivers duties booklet.
• Ensure that vehicle security disciplines are maintained.
• Enforce driver compliance with the strict controls around van condition and preventative maintenance.
• Ensure vehicle and driver presentation conforms to company requirement to promote the brand.
• Monitor that drivers adhere to the route delivery sequences and record actual start and finish times for each route.
• Report vehicle defects and maintenance requirements to ensure roadworthiness and promote driver safety.
• Ensure delivery bins and returns are collected from customer premises and promptly returned to the Service Centre according to company guidelines.
• Maintain a driver training program to increase drivers’ skills, competencies and route knowledge to achieve maximum flexibility for sickness and holiday cover and promote the brand.
• The management and relevant communication of driver delivery failures to minimise the disruption to customer service.
• Prompt and effective reaction to breakdowns and accidents.
• Compliance to DTP contractual requirements through the achievement of specific KPIs.
• Ensure all customer deliveries are effected in the prescribed manner.
• Investigate customer services issues and provide prompt feedback.
• Ensure the department meets all H&S requirements and Direct Reports are aware of their responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance to GDP procedures.
• Provide effective leadership and motivation through regular team briefings/debriefings.
• Take appropriate steps to maintain IIP accreditation, agreeing clear objectives for direct reports and monitoring performance through annual appraisal process as per company guidelines.
• Take responsibility for all areas of people management for direct reports including coaching and nurturing talent and motivating the team through effective leadership.
• Provide coaching and guidance to colleagues in areas of responsibility.
• Work closely with management colleagues to drive efficiencies across the Service Centre promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.